New Scie-Plas horizontal gel electrophoresis unit

The new HU15 standard horizontal gel electrophoresis unit from Scie-Plas provides the market’s most popular gel tray size of 15 x 15cm, but with additional casting options for greater versatility. Comb options range from 1 to 30 samples and four comb slots at 3.5cm intervals provide fast separation of up to 120 samples.

The complete HU15 system consists of the standard horizontal gel unit with a removable casting tray, casting gates, two 1mm thick 16-sample combs, coloured loading strips and buffer recirculation ports. HU15 casting options are provided by the casting gates with integral silicone seals or 15cm long Scie-Plas Super Seals which enable the gel length to be tailored to particular requirements. A choice of 30 different combs are available, including multi-channel pipette compatible combs with a maximum 30-sample throughput and preparatory combs for scaling-up nucleic acids for cloning.

As Dick Barker, Scie-Plas Chairman, points out, ‘The HU15 is just one of many new products launched in the latest Scie-Plas catalogue and is complemented by a choice of power supplies and gel documentation systems as well as a full range of accessories and replacement parts. Features such as colour-coded, height adjustable combs and coloured loading strips ensure ease of use, while the HU15’s UV-transparent acrylic casting tray allows the user to handle the gel on the transilluminator with minimum risk of exposure to hazardous ethidium bromide.’